(1) The Academic and Activity Council shall have the following powers and duties, namely:-
(a) to ensure that the University becomes a vibrant hub for promotion of sports education, training, research and development, interactions and linkages with sports academics ;
(b) to consider and approve curricula with modification, if any, and any other matter referred to it by the Board of Studies through the School ;
(c) to ensure that there are choice based credit systems for all certificates diplomas, degrees, post-graduate programmes and other academic distinctions ;
(d) to ensure that the spirit of research and entrepreneurship percolates to all Colleges, Institutions, Campuses, Regional Centres and Study Centres of the University ;
(e) to approve fees, other fees and charges as recommended by the Board of Studies through the fee fixation committee ;
(f) to recommend to the Governing Council, the institution of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions ;
(g) to propose draft of Ordinances relating to the academic matter to the Governing Council;
(h) to make amend or repeal Ordinances and Regulations relating to academic matters ;
(i) to prescribe qualifications and norms for appointment of paper-setters, examiners, moderators and others, concerned with the conduct of examinations and evaluation ;
(j) to consider and make recommendations to the Governing Council for creation of posts of University teachers and non-vacation academic staff, required by the University from the funds of the University and from the funds received from other funding agencies and prescribe their qualifications, experience and pay-scales ;
(k) to prescribe norms for recognition of any member of the staff of an affiliated college or recognized institution as a teacher of the University, in consonance with the norms of the University Grants Commission and the State Government;
(l) to prescribe norms for granting affiliation, continuation of affiliation, extension of affiliation to colleges, and recognition, continuation of recognition, extension of recognition to institutions of physical education, sports education and research or specialized studies ;
(m) to grant affiliation to colleges or institutions in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations ;
(n) to prepare and approve annual plan for the location of Colleges, Institutions, Campuses, Regional Centres and Study Centres of sports education, as recommended by the Governing Council ;
(o) to approve new courses, inter-disciplinary courses and short-term training programmes referred to it by respective School or the Board of Studies ;
(p) to approve the course syllabi, paper-setters, examiners and moderators and evaluation schemes of various courses recommended by the School concerned ;
(q) to advise the University on all academic matters and submit to the Governing Council feasibility reports on academic programmes ;
(r) to create policy, procedure and practice for choice based credit system for all academic programmes ;
(s) to work out the procedures, policies and practices to introduce more flexible approach to sports education and other academic programmes ;
(t) to prepare academic calendar of the University for the subsequent academic year as per the guidelines from the University Grants Commission and the State Government, three months before the expiry of the current academic year ;
(u) to recommend to the Governing Council, establishment of Departments, Colleges, Schools, Campuses, Study Centres, Institutions of higher learning, research, specialized studies in physical education and sports training ;
(v) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.
(2) The Academic and Activity Council shall refer all matters or decisions involving financial implications to the Governing Council for approval.